Reality Television

Bigg Boss, gossip and survival: The reality show illustrates how talking about others is a powerful social tool

Bigg Boss, with its dynamic group interactions, is a minefield of information for behavioural scientists. Besides being instantly meme-able and turning its otherwise unknown participants into celebrities, it should pique the interest of anyone seeking to understand how human beings converse with each other and behave in groups.

Salman Khan will live in this luxurious chalet in Pune for his hosting stint in Bigg Boss 10

This extravagant private chalet ensures that Salman Khan's experience during Bigg Boss 10 won't be quite as scandalous and dramatic as it will be for the contestants of the show

Porter's wife wins Rs 1 crore on Malayalam version of KBC

The graduate answered all the 15 questions correctly and was the first person to win the prize money.

Satyamev Jayate: India's grim reality exposed by Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan's show is real, uncomfortably so. It jolts your inner Indian into emotional overdrive to do something, anything to make a change. And there itself, Aamir wins.

Aamir Khan: Satyamev Jayate is a love song to India

The song for his television debut shows the actor interacting with Indians from every walk of life in the most real, unaffected manner.

Survivor India aka The Great Unwashed

Smelly D-list celebrities canoodling without toothpaste or deodorant while they compete in strange, meaningless contests. The only thing compelling about this reality TV show is the lack of basic hygiene.

Swami Agnivesh: Big Boss participants are better than our MPs

"I've seen the show and I think that these participants are still better than our members of Parliaments and other elected representatives," said Agnivesh and added that MP's and MLA's fighting in the assemblies was a sight that had pained him.